Thread: A real puzzle - Electromechanical fault
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Re: A real puzzle - Electromechanical fault
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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson View Post
With a good battery and the correct wiring, the system should protect itself from router brownouts. You do have the DAP-1522 powered through the 12V-to-5V converter plugged in to the dedicated boost-regulated 12V connector on the Power Distribution Board, right? Losing communication when trying to turn suggests that you might have it connected to one of the unregulated red Wago terminals instead, or perhaps directly to the 5V camera supply without the converter.
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How low can we pull the battery before the PDB boosted/regulated 12V output droops too low to keep the 12V-to-5V alive to keep the DAP-1522 connected?

We are a real current hog this year and I worry about this.

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